Jacob/Nessie: So much possibility and drama that is associated with them. I mean, he loved her mother! And she is a half-vamp. A beautiful situation just waiting to be exploited by the right author.

Jared/Kim: Love the premise of a shy, timid girl with a huge crush on the popular, hot boy; and then it suddenly is requited. That's gotta be a ride, and I love to be there when it happens!

Harry/Ginny: Way before they were canon, I was an avid fan. How can anyone not love them? The headstrong, noble hero with a fiery spirited heroine. It calls out to my romantic soul, it does. Besides, she is Harry's best friends younger sister and the trends in literature show that the hero falls for the sidekicks sister if he has one.

Hermione/Ron: The complete balancing of those two is perfect. Brains v. Brawn, Serious v. Humor, Emotion v. Cluelessness (fans of this ship, you know what I'm talking about). The phrase "opposites attract" has never been truer in this case.

Serena/Darien: They're soulmates. Meant to be. And anyone who says otherwise can re-locate a step off the nearest cliff.

Generals/Scouts: Again, with the soulmates deal.

Angel/Buffy: They are soulmates, yes, but this ship is just so bittersweet that it calls to me.

Dawn/Xander: I recommend reading Wild Horses by Jeconais (the author of This Means War). The story can be found on his main site. Wild Horses has some shameless character bashing but it's a serious fic with valid reason for pairing D/X.

Logan/Marie: Again, check Jeco's site. He has some real cool shipping ideas and this one made me search for more. WolverineandRogue.com is the site that fully convinced me to become a L/M shipper. Man, though, that pairing is just simply HOT!

Rants:

I AM DISCLAIMING THIS AS MY OPINION, AND ONLY THAT.

I have recently had an epiphany about the Twilight series; it's kind of a bunch of anti-feminist BS. This realization did not come over night, and I loved Edward and Bella for a very long time...but after re-reading New Moon, I can't help but question why she would EVER take him back. Edward controls Bella, and doesn't consider her thoughts or feelings. Her self-worth is defined by his affection and, when he leaves, it shatters. Jacob then replaces Edward briefly. But let's explore the root of this problem. Why does Bella always need a man in her life? First, the way she defines relationships is completely messed up. She considers herself the caretaker of her mother, not the other way around. And as much as I adore Charlie, he was basically an absent father while Bella was growing up. He could have moved to Phoenix to be near her, but he didn't. Having no ties to Forks, and despite his only child living in another state, he chose to not be with her. What a great example and lesson to learn and apply to your own relationships! With no role models, how was Bella supposed to be able to distinguish a healthy relationship from a dysfunctional one? I also hate how she is willing to die, without deeper thoughts about her soul or possible future, and all for a boy. Yeah, it's love and all that bs, but when you're only 17/18, do you really know anything about the world and what you want? (given, I'm not much older. But I would NOT, under any circumstances whatsoever, wish to be stuck at that age forever. Hell, thy name is...)

I mainly realized that when you value all others above yourself, there is something wrong. To me, Edward controlling Bella isn't about him calling her names (like "silly" and a "danger magnet") or how he is condescending, but that Bella allows these things to happen. She let's Edward make all the decisions, doesn't think she is worthy of his love, and is easily swayed into believing almost anything. He loves her? Ok, maybe some doubt, but nothing that she will express. He doesn't love her? Ok again, easy to believe, but nothing she'll fight. Ugh, i just can't it! She is isolated, with no one to talk to about the entire situation, and goes catatonic for months without him there.

I really don't blame Edward, a fictional character, for the way Bella acts. I blame Stephanie Meyer for writing a weak female character who is reliant on men. I hate it.

That was only a little mini-rant I wanted to get off my chest. For a more eloquently put argument, check out:

which I found after writing my little diatribe. I also read the counter arguments and I somewhat agree that Edward is not abusive--but it doesn't make it ok to have such a popular heroine who has such a poor self-image.

Anyway, it won't stop me from expressing myself through fanfiction!

My other rant is on being courteous when reviewing:

I will be the first one to admit that I've left my fair share of flames and constructive critisms to authors. If you notice a problem worth mentioning to an author, you explain what it is to them. As an author myself, I appreciate all my reviewers, flaming or not. What I don't appreciate is when people leave reviews along the lines of "your story sucks you should go to hell for writing it."

That is not constructive. That is not even a real crititism. No, that is a personal and deliberate insult meant to hurt another person's feelings. A story may not be the best you've ever read, it may be the worst, but that is not excuse not to be courteous when expressing your opinion.

I'm just so sick of seeing reviews that are nonsensical and very personal. How can you call someone such personal names, like slut/whore/horrible, when you don't even know them? It always irks me when I'm reading a story that I like fairly well and I see in the author's note that his/her feelings were hurt when a reviewer left a nasty comment. Naturally, I look up the reviewer (who is usually anonymous) and wish I could give a piece of my mind to the cowards who weren't even brave enough to put a signature to their words. In the uncommon occurence that the reviewer was signed in, I'm unsure if I should get involved and berate the flamer for being so rude. It's a tough call. And usually I end up saying something like the following:

If you want to be taken seriously, the first step is to learn to express yourself in a positive way. You are admired more for kindess than cruelty.

Instead of: I HATE YOU U WHORE (an actual flame I've seen)Use: I didn't like such and such.

My point is that being polite will not hurt YOU in any way and will save the feelings of the person on the receiving end. And if none of this is making much sense to you, follow the golden rule of "do upon others what you wish to be done to you."

My Stories:

The Trouble With Cosmo: Is a one-shot that I wrote while bored. As ashamed as I am about using a total cliche ending, I very much like this little tale. And it fits right in canon.

Be Mine: is done! It took a while, but I've finished my baby. A sequel is probably not going to happen so much as a few one-shots to accompany it.

River of Dreams: All the titles are Billy Joel songs or album's. It's a Jared/Kim imprint story, in the Twilight fandom, and it's my first in that genre. I love it! It's also my first adult tale, and trust me when I say I gonna get down and dirty. I was on a bit of a writing block for a while, and I feel freshly inspired by this. Keep your eyes peeled.

(In the process of writing) Love, Lust, and Languish: His overprotectiveness was sweet, but annoying. The attention he paid to the Whores of WA was solved by excessive glaring and profuse profanity. And the hot bod? Well, let's just say her clothes weren't staying on much longer...welcome to a tale of a sassy, fed-up brunette. Quil/Claire.

Elizabeth and Jane Bennet meet the new tenant of Netherfield Park when they are involved in an accident. Lizzy couldn't care less about the haughty Mr Darcy: she's more interested in the new physician in town, Dr Gregory. Nor is the very experienced Mr Darcy about to fall for a country chit. A variation with all manner of local fauna. 3rd category: Angst. Hunsford fork

The war is over. Too bad no one is left to celebrate. Harry makes a desperate plan to go back in time, even though it means returning Voldemort to life. Now an 11 year old Harry with 30 year old memories is starting Hogwarts. Can he get it right?

As an inter-species family living on the harsh, desert-planet of New Vulcan, life has never been easy for the S'chn T'gai-Uhuras. Part kid fic, part drama/angst, part romance, with chapters and and stand-alone ficlets interweaving past, present, and future. Warnings for explicit sex.

UPDATE: New sequel chapters added, the rest taken down for publishing. The arrival of the Riders sent Merybourne Manor into a flurry of excitement. Rumors of wealth and bachelorhood swept through the neighborhood, borne on the wings of Brysney wyverns, Ruthven beorworms and a single magnificent Daired dragon. A fantastic new world for the classic romance.

You would think that Steve Rogers and Darcy Lewis being in the same time period, awake, and in close contact with each other would lessen the dreams, or at least calm them down a bit. Yeah, Fate's laughing at them too. Direct sequel to 'Everything is Now, and We are Here'.

It began when Arthur and Molly are out of the Burrow on Order business and Charlie and Bill are home to babysit. Fred challenges Hermione to think of something fun for them to do and she teaches them a muggle game. But, it continued and the games are afoo

Lizzy Bennet is starting her sixth year at Hogwarts, and she's feeling pretty confident that it's going to be a good one. But she often fails to account for unexpected variables; in this case, the variables come in the form of her sister's new suitor, Charlie Bingley, and his friend who won't stop staring at Lizzy.

Sherlock Holmes discovers family he never knew he had, and John Watson finds a child living in the cupboard. Crossover between BBC Sherlock and Harry Potter. NEW webcomic based off my story. See end notes of latest chapter for details.

Sherlock must attend a high-society ball, undercover, and John will NOT go with him. Instead, he forces Sherlock to ask Molly. At the last minute, Sherlock decides that the best cover for them would be husband and wife-but will this bring trouble with their suspect, a man who seems to desire most the things he cannot have?

At 23, Mary Bennet is the last unmarried young lady at Longbourn. When her friend Lady Adlam invites Mary to spend the Season at her fashionable Town-house, Mrs. Bennet is thrilled that her difficult daughter will finally have access to wealthy lords and elegant parties, but Mary is not so ecstatic at the prospect. Sequel to "The Miss Bennets Set Forth" & "Miss de Bourgh in Bath."

Steve nods and steps forward, offering her his hand. "Steve Rogers, ma'am." "Ma'am?" Darcy snorts, taking his hand and shaking it. "Oh, honey, no. That makes me feel ninety. Darcy is fine." He is positively adorable the way he bashfully looks down at his shoes, still holding her hand, color flushing over his face again. In which Darcy and Steve are neighbors.

Lizzie is a free-spirited jet-setting screenwriter wunderkind. Darcy is a neurotic CEO of an international multi-billion real estate business. Will she be his Manic Pixie Girl or Annie Hall; let alone stay in the same time zone long enough to fall in love?

Relocated against her will to New York, Darcy Lewis has to juggle working as an admin monkey for SHIELD, covertly finishing her degree and falling in love. Only one of these things is easy, and it's not the one that she thinks it will be.

Until now, Batman's only cared about taking out the bigshots of crime. But when a dedicated woman gets caught up in his current crusade, both he and Bruce Wayne will discover where crime and tragedy begin: on the home front. Post DK. Bruce Wayne/OC.

The Department of Archives never garnered much attention - until it merged with Applied Sciences. Lyn, a poor artist-turned-archivist is swept into a life full of mystery, intrigue and danger when her world collides with the Caped Crusader. Bruce/OC

While hunting one afternoon, the boys stumble upon what appears to be a corpse. When they learn it's a severely broken vampire, they take him home to do what they can to help. But of course, fate has plans for this man. Canon Couples. AU.

A girl stumbles into an ancient menagerie where she meets a young man eager to prove himself and earn the love of the beautiful princess turned bird that resides there, but fairy tales are not always as straight forward as they first appear.

Bite me, Cullen." His lopsided smile lifted one side of his perfect lips. "I don't think that would be such a good idea." Slightly OOC. The Cullens are vamps, hell bent on helping a certain Bella Swan. Canon couples. T for language.

As Bella Swan starts over with hopes of finding her future, Edward Cullen is hanging on desperately to his past. She's treading water, and he's a corporate golden boy. They share an office, but few words...until one night changes everything.

Post-BD. "Everyone in my world is ageless, unchanging, while I feel like I'm hurtling toward old age on a runaway train. I can feel my cells dividing." A half-vampire, half-girl on the cusp of maturity, Renesmee grapples with the life she's always known.

Six years after Edward left, Bella's written a bestselling book about a girl and the vampire who loves her. Edward returns to her, hell-bent on recapturing the happily ever after that he destroyed. AU. Rated M for lemons.

Everlee had been willing to overlook his faults, but when he ditched her, left her with unparalleled hurt she realized there was one thing about him she could never overlook. He had no heart. **Paul/OC**

Talli secretly likes the band New Moon, but not in the obsessive way like some fans. So when her best friend begs her to go meet Paul, one of the singers, what happens when he imprints...and not on her best friend that adores the ground he walks on.

It happened because of a game. That's it. Nothing more. But Fate doesn't like to lose, and if winning means sending a few people back in time, so be it. Harry Potter will be given a second chance. WRITTEN PRE DH

One lonely little boy. One snarky, grumpy git. When the safety of one was entrusted to the other, everyone knew this was not going to turn out well... Or was it? AU, sequel to "Harry's First Detention". OVER FOUR MILLION HITS!

ON HIATUS. Bella spent the first two years of her life in Forks slowly falling for Jacob. As her senior year begins, a new family moves to town and she begins to question the difference between what she thought she needed & what she never knew she wanted.

Lost 1-7 years later Edward comes back. Bella's a tough NYC girl who vows to take down C-Corp. What happens when she learns who owns C-Corp? LOST 2- Simmons is introduced to a female vampire.He's dated many beautiful women,what happens when me meets her?

PreDH,PostHBP AU. HG HrR Gabrielle Various POV. Read and review. Gabrielle hopes to prove, contrary to doubts, that there is a reason Harry saved her and that she is a proper witch. The tale is set against the backdrop of Fleur's perfect wedding. Gabrielle finds pets, talent, a wand, and a love. All of which ignores the insane witch, werewolf, and leather shop. Also, the kettle.

Some people spend their lives believing they were destined for something special. To a handful of girls, it wasn't a childhood fantasy. It was something real and frightening. For one in particular, destiny was a death sentence.[AU] AmiZoi

Darien, Prince of the Vampires, is the sole heir to the throne of the undead. Serena is a Day Walker destined to have his child. When she forgets her oath, Darien is forced to leave his underground world to find what he has so long been denied...

Harry is the neglected twin of the BWL. He discovers in the Chamber of Secrets a whole new world of knowledge, power and vision. Inspired, he and his friends seek to bring back the times of the Mage and Warrior. Book 1 of the Blackwolf Trilogy. HG NL DHr

...sometimes, I wonder if it's possible to seduce someone into becoming good. I mean, if you try hard enough, and you have enough sex appeal, I bet you could... Hmm, a new defense technique...I'm a genius! I wonder if anyone else has thought of this!

A different Harry comes to stay at the Burrow after the Triward Championship, and no one knows quite what to do. HG, RH. Covers Harry’s 5th year. Surviving Voldemort, prophecies, girls, growing up…Added new chapter - flashback scene.

In a world where Selene's descendants have built an immoral kingdom, one princess is born with the power to set things right. When her faked death is used as an excuse to start a war, Princess Serenity, disguised as a man, vows to change everything. FIN

Realizing that the characters of the romance novels his students read in his class are based on himself and other members of the Hogwarts’ staff,Severus Snape sets out to find the author. Hermione Granger is a freelance journalist and parttime author...

AU of Year One. The Dursleys have done one good thing for Harry Potter’s continued safety: their neglect has made him suspicious, sneaky, and cruel. A brief explanation of how things might have gone differently. Includes DH spoilers. Amoral!Harry.

How do we define what’s right and what’s wrong? What’s real and what’s not? Paige’s life is upside down everywhere she looks things have changed and she’s having trouble divining the truth from all the lies. What is real and what is just an illusion.

AU postOotP. Harry gets a visit from Sirius, and realizes that if he wants to win the war, he must forge his own destiny. Of course, it's never that simple, is it? Betrayed, he must seek out new allies, and form an army of his own. Major HG

AU, second in main Dangerverse, complete. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger–Lupin, and Draco Black were raised by the Marauders and their wives. Now they and their friend Ron Weasley are off to Hogwarts. Heaven help Hogwarts. Years 1 and 2, twisted canon.

Unforeseen circumstances delayed Metallia's return by a year. Meanwhile, a young man walks Usagi's dreams and whispers in her ear the teachings of ages. Shortly after Usagi turned fifteen, she met him, but the circumstances were hardly desirable. MoonMask

[COMPLETED] What if Harry and Ginny duelled at the end of OotP? How will Harry bear the weight of the prophesy? Why is Harry spending his summer holiday doing slavelabor for the Weasleys? Please read past the first chapter, it's not what you think.

*Completed* Harry's fifth year and he's just been chosen by the Order. Kinda strange, especially since the only living member in the Order is Harry! New powers, new friendships, new relationships and old enemies. H/G and R/Hr.

A new Dark Arts professor arrives at Hogwarts and must convince a suspicious Snape that she's not a threat. However, strange events are making her job rather difficult...False selves, true forms, lust, betrayal and Death Eaters every which way.

Set in the summer right after GoF, Ginny pulls down an old photo album and strolls down Memory Lane. Featuring a special bro-sis relationship between Ron and Ginny. Written before OotP was released. Revised 4/10/03

Four heirs to vast fortunes disappear under mysterious circumstances. A year later, Mina Aino impulsively adopts four dogs, giving one to each of her friends. After, each girl faces threats, mayhem, and drama while the mystery of the dogs unravels. FIN